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Estudo exploratório de metodologias tipográficas : processos e identificação de caracteres
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Esta investigação teórico-prática explora a forma dos glifos e a sua relação com a legibilidade, identificando fatores que influenciam o reconhecimento das letras. A proposta para esta dissertação surgiu do reconhecimento e compreensão de que, no quotidiano, a tipografia deixou de ser questionada por ser toda ela bastante legível, de formas claras e padronizadas. Para o efeito de compreensão do fenómeno do reconhecimento de caracteres, elaborou-se um enquadramento teórico a partir da análise de alguns documentos, relativos à evolução da escrita e às teorias do desenho de glifos, desta forma adquire-se a noção do que estava estabelecido no passado e também no presente da tipografia. Também é numa parte inicial que se aborda uma das senão a questão impulsionadora deste documento: o estudo do significado do termo “legibilidade” e de alguns outros que orbitam em seu redor, tentando identificar-se a origem e de que forma se posicionam esses termos vigentes, atualmente. Algumas das referências-base ao longo deste documento pertencem a Philip B. Meggs, com o seu “History of Graphic Design”, e Wim Crouwel com as suas fontes experimentais. Esta pesquisa permitiu compreender tanto a metodologia do desenho tipográfico quanto os fatores que diferenciam os caracteres entre si, o que terminou na criação de uma fonte tipográfica que responde ao desafio de testar a legibilidade, mas que mantém os elementos característicos de cada glifo presentes, ainda que de forma menos convencional. Este estudo pretende rememorar que a tipografia nem sempre precisa de ser perfeitamente clara, podendo servir a um conceito específico. Pretende também adquirir uma noção de até que ponto o cérebro humano consegue reconhecer estas caraterísticas específicas dos caracteres.
The present theoretical-practical investigation aims to explore and understand the shape of glyphs and their relationship with legibility, seeking to identify factors in their form that contribute to correct letter recognition. The proposal for this dissertation arose from the recognition and understanding that typography in everyday life has ceased to be questioned due to its overall readability, with clear and standardized forms. In order to comprehend the phenomenon of character recognition, a theoretical framework was established through the analysis of various documents related to the evolution of writing and glyph design theories. This provided an understanding of what was established in the past as well as in contemporary typography. An initial aspect addressed in this study is the examination of one of the primary driving questions of this document: the study of the term "legibility" and some other terms orbiting around it, attempting to identify their origins and how they are currently positioned in discourse. Key references throughout this document include Philip B. Meggs, with his "History of Graphic Design," and Wim Crouwel and his experimental fonts. This research not only facilitated an understanding of typographic design methodology but also elucidated the factors that differentiate characters from one another. Ultimately, this led to the creation of a typeface that responds to the challenge of testing legibility while maintaining the characteristic elements of each glyph, although in a less conventional manner. This study aims to recall that typography does not necessarily have to be always clear and entirely perceivable, and that such freedom can serve a specific concept. It also seeks to gain an understanding of the extent to which the human brain can recognize these specific characteristics of characters.
The present theoretical-practical investigation aims to explore and understand the shape of glyphs and their relationship with legibility, seeking to identify factors in their form that contribute to correct letter recognition. The proposal for this dissertation arose from the recognition and understanding that typography in everyday life has ceased to be questioned due to its overall readability, with clear and standardized forms. In order to comprehend the phenomenon of character recognition, a theoretical framework was established through the analysis of various documents related to the evolution of writing and glyph design theories. This provided an understanding of what was established in the past as well as in contemporary typography. An initial aspect addressed in this study is the examination of one of the primary driving questions of this document: the study of the term "legibility" and some other terms orbiting around it, attempting to identify their origins and how they are currently positioned in discourse. Key references throughout this document include Philip B. Meggs, with his "History of Graphic Design," and Wim Crouwel and his experimental fonts. This research not only facilitated an understanding of typographic design methodology but also elucidated the factors that differentiate characters from one another. Ultimately, this led to the creation of a typeface that responds to the challenge of testing legibility while maintaining the characteristic elements of each glyph, although in a less conventional manner. This study aims to recall that typography does not necessarily have to be always clear and entirely perceivable, and that such freedom can serve a specific concept. It also seeks to gain an understanding of the extent to which the human brain can recognize these specific characteristics of characters.
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Dissertação de mestrado, Práticas Tipográficas e Editoriais Contemporâneas, 2025, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Belas-Artes.
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Letter Typography Legibility Limit Typeface Caractere Tipografia Legibilidade Limite Tipo de letra